Can I use iteration to create variable names?

[jefsummers]

What you likely want is a list of lists. Nested for loops will do this nicely.

num_rows = int(input("Rows: "))
num_cols = int(input("Cols: "))
for row in range(num_rows):
        for col in range(num_cols):
                #Here is where you get the data for each row and col
                #new_data is the row you are creating from the input data
                new_data.append(whatever you get as a cell of input)
                #Once you assemble a row's worth of data, then
        table = table.append(new_data)
print(table)
#To access a single cell, access by row and column
single_cell = table[row][col]

Designed this as a format - it obviously does not work as written, but is meant to spur you in a direction